Florida Vacation with the Triplet Family

Just got back from a 12-day trip to Florida, to Ramie's hometown of St. Petersburg.  

Her family has a home on the Gulf of Mexico. Her grandad passed about 10 years ago, but still wanted the family to use it. The home was built in the 60's and is a trip into the past.  It still has the wallpaper, turquoise stove and oven, purple bathrooms and kids rooms still decorated with their stuff.  You can see bits and pieces in the pictures.  Lol

Tyler (boyfriend) and Avery

Ramie's sister and family

Justin and Mom

Connor & Anna

St. Pete Beach

Storm is brewing

Wickie Wachee wading pool.

This is one of the many Spring Water Parks they have where the water is a nice 72 degrees instead of like bath water in the ocean.  I loved it.  So, refreshing.  I didn't get any pictures of the spring itself.

Anna was the little water baby.  

Little miss daredevil and the boys coming down the slide normally.

Anna, Connor and Grandma

We went to see the Little Mermaid show at Wickie Wachee, with real mermaids and of course Anna saw this Mermaid dress and had to have it.  Justin picked a shark and Connor an alligator.

On a Dolphin crusie.  If you look closely, you will see a dolphin behind the wake on the other boat.

Brad & Connor 

Connor, Anna & Justin

Some nice homes along the shore

Ramie bought a bead kit for the kids to make bracelets and necklaces.  Avery is helping out.

Anna & Dad fishing.  She actually caught one

Brad caught a small baby shark.  He released it back to the ocean but was so excited to catch it.

Fourth of July 

Justin shows off his gems and tatoo.  Auntie Stegin got the decorations for the 4th.

Connor playing with water guns.

A visit to the Aquarium

Fort Desoto Beach, Justin, Grandma, Dad

Brad and I

Justin & Connor

Justin, Anna & Connor.  On the last leg of their trip at Sea Tac coming home to Portland.

Visiting with blogging friends is so much fun.  

You may recognize, Nancy Kearn Leppek,

She took me to this cute cafe, called 2D cafe in downtown St. Pete.  

I know this was a very long post, but hope you enjoyed pictures from our trip.

Felt so good to be back in the PNW where it is cooler in the morning and evening.  Or course today it is supposed to get to 97.  UGH.

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CAS Christmas July 2022

This month Barb would like us to use a Santa on our cards for CAS Christmas.

Come and check out all of the inspiration created by our team.  Remember, Christmas is only 6 months away.  Yikes, it seems like we were just decorating for Christmas.

Welcome to our wonderful Guest Designer

This is a set that I got from Col (my  Bff) for Christmas.  I was happily surprised when I opened the stamp set and found an envelope with a bunch of colored images.  Yah! cause I am leaving the end of June for vacation and I should have had these done already.

MFT Happy Ho Ho Holidays, PTI Ombre Sentiments Christmas colored with Copics

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Celebrating Loll's Birthday 6-27

Celebrating a lovely friend from Blogland

Today is Loll's birthday.

Stop by and wish her a Happy Birthday

Happy birthday, Loll!!!

Have a fantastic day.

Love & Hugs, Lin

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CAS Christmas June 2022 Reminder

There is still plenty of time to enter into this month's CAS Christmas, using a wreath on your card.

Come look at all of the inspiration by the team.

Altenew's Peaceful Wreath with Gina K. inks

Snowflake EF

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CAS Christmas June 2022

We are so excited to start our challenges again at CAS Christmas

I am your host this month and would like you to add a wreath to your cards.  Our team has a lot in inspiration for you.  Please come join our challenge.

PTI's Dec the Halls with Gina K. inks and Sentiment Strips

Snowflake EF 

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Seize the Birthday #237-1 & NBUS #38

One card for two challenges: STB & NBUS

This is a new Stamp, Stencil, die kit from Altenew, called Fragrant Florals

I saw a video from Jennifer McGuire on it and had to have it.  Loved how she did the flowers in different colors.  Of course, it was OOS when I went to get it, but I put my name on the list and ordered as soon as it came back in stock.

The butterfly is another one from my stash of Small Butterflies by Pinkfresh. Sentiment is from Gina K.'s Sentimental Bouquet.

Feels good to enter some challenges.

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Seize the Birthday #237

I was able to create a couple of cards for STB 

My favorite cards are butterflies and flowers so couldn't pass up a chance to enter this challenge using Pinkfresh's Small Butterflies, stamp and stencil set with Gina K Colors. The flowers are a Pinkfresh stencil also, but I don't know the name of it.  It belongs to Colleen, my BFF.

Underneath, I have an AI piece that I had in my stash.  In fact, all of these were in my stash. 

The bling is from Pretty Pink Posh

Sentiment is from Gina K.'s Sentimental Bouquet.

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